Now that the iPhone 15 lineup is on cabinets, and now we are able to formally begin excited about the iPhone 16. Naturally, any rumors or leaks you see this early are going to be fluid at greatest–even when they’re correct now, plans can and do change and there’s nonetheless loads of time to take action earlier than the iPhone 16 enters manufacturing.
With all that mentioned, right here’s what probably the most prolific leakers and tipsters say we are able to anticipate in regards to the iPhones coming within the fall of 2024.
Replace 2/9/24: Added rumors in regards to the battery capability and rear cameras.
iPhone 16: Launch date
The iPhone lineup is at all times introduced at an occasion in September and normally ships per week or two later. There have been occasions when a specific mannequin or variant will ship in October due to provide chain shortages, nonetheless.
The standard day for the iPhone and Apple Watch occasion is the second Tuesday in September, which this yr is September 12. So we are able to anticipate the iPhone 16 line to be introduced on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, with preorders beginning probably on Friday, September 13, and at the least some fashions transport on September 20.
iPhone 16: Value
For reference, the latest iPhone lineup (iPhone 15) is priced as follows:
- iPhone 14: $799/£749
- iPhone 14 Plus: $899/£899
- iPhone 14 Professional: $999/£999
- iPhone 14 Professional Max: $1,199/£1,199
There’s no new details about the pricing of the iPhone 16 line, so it makes probably the most sense to imagine it is going to price the identical because the iPhone 15 line, at the least till we hear in any other case. Which means the usual measurement iPhone 16 for $799 and the bigger Plus mannequin for $899, whereas the iPhone 16 Professional might price $1,099 and the iPhone 16 Professional Max would possibly go for $1,199. There are additionally some stories that say Apple will introduce a higher-end Extremely mannequin with a bigger display than the Professional Max, which might clearly have the next price ticket.
The iPhone 16 might have a smaller Dynamic Island.
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iPhone 16: Design
There are few particulars in regards to the iPhone 16 lineup thus far, besides that it ought to look, nicely, like an iPhone. The whole iPhone 15 line now has the Dynamic Island, so anticipate that pill-shaped cutout on the iPhone 16 fashions as nicely. Some rumors say Apple has discovered a option to put a few of the Face ID sensors beneath the show, so the iPhone 16 Professional fashions might have a good smaller digicam cutout than the usual fashions.
Ming-Chi Kuo and Ross Younger each report that the show measurement on the Professional fashions can be getting larger–about 0.2 inches measured diagonally–with a barely taller facet ratio. Which means the iPhone 16 Professional may have a 6.27-inch show and the Professional Max a 6.86-inch show (up from 6.12 and 6.69 inches). The bigger measurement is reportedly essential to accommodate extra subtle digicam {hardware} however may even add a little bit of display actual property.
Talking of the digicam, you also needs to anticipate to see a bigger digicam array on the iPhone 16 Professional fashions as a result of inclusion of a periscope super-zoom telephoto lens and different new digicam tech. Nonetheless, the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus are rumored to be getting a smaller digicam array with a pair of vertically aligned cameras just like the iPhone X.
New to the iPhone 16 lineup can be a Seize Button, in response to a number of stories. It will likely be on the identical aspect as the facility button, situated decrease, so it may be activated with the index finger of your proper hand when holding the cellphone in panorama orientation. It will likely be contact and strain delicate, permitting customers to zoom in by swiping and to regulate focus with a comfortable press whereas triggering the shutter with a full press.
The iPhone 15 Professional fashions had been initially anticipated to introduce new solid-state buttons, however more moderen rumors counsel they merely gained’t be prepared in time and can seem on the iPhone 16 Professional as an alternative. Regardless, all iPhone 15 Professional fashions are anticipated to function an Motion button instead of the mute swap, which ought to broaden to the whole iPhone 16 lineup in 2024.
iPhone 16: Specs and options
With every new iPhone comes a brand new A-series processor, and you’ll wager the pattern will proceed subsequent yr. The iPhone 16 Professional will subsequently probably function the A18 Professional processor, whereas the non-Professional iPhone 16 fashions might undertake a cut-down model of the A17 Professional that debuted within the iPhone 15 Professional, though current rumors have urged Apple will rebrand that chip as an A18. It’s far too early to invest about subsequent yr’s chip’s options and efficiency, however it’s unlikely that subsequent yr’s non-Professional iPhones may have the identical Professional chip as this yr.
A report on 9to5Mac infers from a part of an unrelated provider report by Ming-Chi Kuo that Apple can be utilizing Sony’s new stacked CMOS picture sensor expertise within the iPhone 16 Professional fashions subsequent yr, which ought to imply sensors with drastically elevated low-light sensitivity. Moreover, Kuo reported in September 2023 that the smaller iPhone 16 Professional will acquire the iPhone 15 Professional Max’s periscope digicam.
A report from MacRumors cites a “Weibo account with a confirmed monitor report for disclosing correct details about Apple’s plans” in saying that the iPhone 16 Extremely (or regardless of the high-end mannequin known as) might take spatial pictures and movies meant for viewing on the Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional. Apple already launched the flexibility to report spatial movies on the iPhone 15 Professional so it is smart that Apple will broaden this function to pictures on the iPhone 16 Professional.
Apple has been onerous at work by itself wi-fi chips for years, and even Qualcomm’s CEO expects Apple to make use of its personal 5G modems beginning in 2024. Clearly, that is contingent on continued profitable growth and testing, which has been a problem for Apple and each different firm making an attempt to make top-tier 5G expertise. A report by Jeff Pu of Haitong Worldwide Securities in October 2023 claimed that the iPhone 16 will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X75 5G modem, which delivers “higher speeds, protection, mobility, hyperlink robustness and site accuracy.”
As well as, Pu stories that we are able to anticipate Wi-Fi 7 within the iPhone 16 Professional fashions. Wi-Fi 6E solely arrived within the Professional fashions this yr, so it’s potential Apple makes use of it for one more yr, however there are already a dozen Android telephones with Wi-Fi 7 and it could be uncommon for Apple to be two years behind if it needed to wait till the iPhone 17 in 2025.
So far as different specs, Pu stories that the non-Professional iPhone 16 will convey a bump in RAM (8GB vs 6GB) and WiFi speeds (6E vs 6) to match the iPhone 15 Professional fashions.
Naturally, the iPhone 16 line will function USB-C as an alternative of Lightning for charging and wired connectivity. That change already got here with the iPhone 15 and Apple isn’t about to backtrack. Prior rumors about Apple making an attempt to make a very port-free iPhone appear to have fizzled out.
A rumor in November 2023 claimed that the iPhone 16 Professional may have a brand new battery design with a metallic casing as an alternative of black foil, a brand new connector, and a barely bigger capability (3,355mAh vs 3,274mAh). The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Professional Max are additionally rumored to get bigger batteries—3,561mAh and 4,676mAh, respectively—whereas the iPhone 16 Plus might see a dip to 4,006mAh.